Jimmy Ellis and Joe Bugner would strongly disagree with you about his uppercut.
Oh I'm not denying Ruddock had more natural talent and ability than Shavers and could have gone further if he put everything together. I just...
He had power in every shot. He produced knockdowns with the left hook and uppercut too.
Shavers was shockingly sloppy after the Holmes knockdown. There were other fights where he was more patient going for the kill timing his shots,...
No one said anything about accepting literally anything a fighter says. And you do have an agenda. You push back against 70's HWs as if they...
Hey, don't let any sources that disagree with your agenda get in the way. You can always just cherry pick.
Shavers himself said he hasn't fully warmed up in the post fight interview. Argue with him if you want.
Keyword here is "was". Ruddock fell in love with his power. Floyd Patterson tried to fix a lot of his technical issues when he went to his camp,...
Ruddock abandoned his jab like a dead beat dad going out for milk and cigarettes. The Ruddock who developed his power with the smash and became a...
What on earth did Smith or Ruddock do that made them "technically" superior to Shavers?
@janitor This is fascinating information, can you verify? Never heard of this punching method.
You learn something new everyday. :lol: This almost sounds like something Ali would say in an interview when questioned about this era.
Nah, Smith was garbage. Ruddock and Sanders could be as vulnerable as Shavers too.
Shavers hadn't really warmed up and was caught early before he could really land any heavy artillery. The fight was over in under a round. Quarry...
Frazier wouldn't walk through his punches. Nobody would just grit their teeth and walk through Shavers. Even the cinder block chinned Tex Cobb was...
